Hat and coat hanger.



No. 871,713. PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907. A. A. LOTT & R. C. STEIN.

HAT AND COAT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7. 1907.

W/ TNE SSE S M@ STEIN A TTOHNE YS UNITED STATES PATEN FFICE.

ALBERT A. LOTT AND ROBERT C. STEIN, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

HAT AND COAT HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed August 7, 1907. Serial No. 387.4182.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, ALBERT A. Lo'r'r and ROBERT C. STEIN, citizens of the United States, and residents of Birmingham, in the county of Jei'ferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Hat and Coat Hangers, of which the following is a speci'lication.

This invention is an improvement in hang ers, and consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hanger embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view, parts being broken away of a hanger embodying the invention in the course of its manufacture. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view, partly broken away of a portion of the hanger. Fig. 5 is a l'ront plan view of what for convenience of reference we call the mainframe also showing the application thereto of wires vfor Vforming the coat hangers, and Fig. 6 is a side view partly in section of the suspending device.

In carrying out the invention we employ what for convenience ol reference we term the main frame A, which may have the general form of a shield, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, with its side bars A and top bar A2, the latter being formed in two side sections extended and twisted together at A3 with the downwardly projecting returnedv portions A4 adapted to'serve as hat holders.

The main frame A is an important feature of the invention as it serves as a holder and a support for the wires forming the coat holders and the latter brace and stay the'inain Jframe in such manner as to give stability to the entire structure when formed complete, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The side bars A are twisted midway between their ends to forni the eyes A5 and by preference the eyesA are twisted at the junction of the side bars with the top bar A2, these eyes A being preferred because they may be utilized in suspending the hanger by two chains A8, as shown in Fig. 3, instead of by the suspending device C, shown in Fig. 1, and presently described. Moreover, these eyes AG may be utilized to receive nails or screws for securing the main frame to a wall or other supporting surface when it is not desirable or convenient to use suspending devices such as C or AS. A cross connection D extends between the opposite eyes A5 and an upright connection E extends between the middle oil the cross connection D and the central portion oi" the top bar A2 andy is provided at its upper end with an eye E through which the free ends A12 of the separate sections oli the top bar A2 are carried and are then twisted and carried forward to produce the portion A supporting the hat holders A". The production ot' these connections D and E and the eye E is an important feature of our invention. ln doing that we ltake two lengths of wire G and li, see Fig. 5. fe bend one of these at a point midway between its ends at ll and then twist it together at H2 forming a twisted portion which extends one-halll the distance between the side eyes A5 and leave the ends lll.:i which may be ol equal length. The wire G at the other side of the main frame is bent between its ends at G through the eye Ai' is twisted thence at G2 out to the center o'l` the main frame where it meets the twisted portion lli ol'- the opposite wire and its ends G2 and G are twisted .into connection with the respective lower and upper portions ll ol' the wire ll.

lt will be noticed that the portion G't is longer than the other branches of the wires ll and G. The reason ior this is that this wire is twisted into connection with its inating wire ll3 to a point about midway between the parts D and A2, see Fig. 4, and is then carried upwardly beyond a point E2 to a point in line with the eyes A at which point it is bent into the eye E and is then twisted together down to the point E2 and it is then twisted into connection with the extended portion o'l the upper part H3 o'lE the wire ll and carried forward and bent to -l'orln the upper coat holder F. The lower portions Gi and Ilf oi" the wires I and ll are twisted together below the cross connection D and then are bent -forward at Gu and bent to form a coat holder G12. This construction is important because it simplifies the production o'l' a hanger out or the three wires and disp'oses the same so that the cross connection D and the connection E between the same and the top bar of the main 'liramerein'lorce each other and aid in producing a stability of structure not easily attained without the use of excessively heavy wire.

1t will be noticed especially from Fig. 2 that the upper coat holder F is arranged in a plane slightly in advance of the lower coat each other.

It will be understood especially from Figs. 3 and l that the side sections of the top bar A2 are not twisted together at A3 until after the eye E is formed, when their ends are carried through the said eye and the twist A3 is formed and the ends are bent to serve as hat holders as desired in the use of the invention.

'In suspending the hanger we may employ the suspending device C shown in Figs. l and 6 or chains A8 shown in Fig. 3, or screws or nails may be driven through eyes AG as found convenient. The suspending device C it will be seen from Fig. 1 is composed of sections C and C2 held slidably together at C3 and the section C/ being provided with a pin or screw C4 which may be seated in any one of the perforations C5 of the section. At its upper end the section C has a hook C to engage over a picture molding and the section C2 has at its lower end a double-pronged hook C7 which may be engaged with the top bar A2 of the main frame on opposite sides of the eye E to support the hanger whenever desired. This construction permits of suspending the hanger at any desired height without mutilating the walls as may be desired.

W e claim- 1. A coat hanger, substantially as herein described, consisting of a main frame of wire having side bars provided midway between their ends witheyes and having a top bar formed in sections projecting inwardly from the upper ends of the side bars, wires bent between their ends in the eyes of the side bars and twisted together toward the middle of the main frame and having their extended ends twisted to form an' upwardly extending portion having an eye through which the side sections of the top bar of the main frame are passed, the latter being then twisted and bent to form hat holders and the free ends of the wires within the main frame being twisted together and bentto form coat holders, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A hanger comprising a main frame having side bars and a top bar composed of side sections extending inwardly from the side bars, wires within the main frame and comprising a cross connection between the side bars of said main frame, and an upright connection between the cross connection and the top bar, the said upright connection being provided with an eye, and the sections of the top bar being passed through said eye and twisted together and extended to form hat holders, and a coat support carried by the wires within the mainframe, substantially as set forth. n

3. A coat hanger comprising a main frame having side bars provided between their ends with eyes and a top bar made in sections and having eyes at the juncture of the side bars and the top bar, the sections of the top bar being twisted ltogether and extended to form a hat holder, wires within the main frame and twisted into connection with the eyes of the side bars thereof forming a cross connection between the side bars and an upright connection between said cross connection and the top bar having at its upper end an eye through which the sections of the top bar yare carried, and a coat holder supported by the cross connection, substantially as set forth.

4i. A hanger comprising a main frame having a top bar and side bars provided midway between their ends with eyes and a pair of wires held between their ends in said eyes and twisted together toward their juncture at the middle of the main frame and thence twisted together to form a lower coat support, an upright connection with the top bar of the main frame, and an upper coat support, allsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A coat hanger having a main frame provided with a top bar and side bars, a cross connection between the side bars and an upright connection between the cross connection and the top bar of the main frame, coat supports carried by said crossconnection and said upright connection, and a suspending device composed of sections adjustable along each other whereby to vary its length, the upper section having a hook to engage with a picture molding and the lower section having a double-pronged hook to engage with the top bar of the main frame on opposite sides of the upright connection therewith, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. A hanger comprising a main frame having side bars and wires corresponding to each of the side bars and bent midway between their ends into connection therewith, twisted thence inwardly within the frame and having their ends arranged in upper and lower pairs, the ends of the upper pair being twisted together and bent to form the upper coat support and the ends of the lower pair being twisted together and bent to form the lower coat holder, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT A. LOTT.

ROBERT C. STEIN. v 

